Broom-holder.



No. 756,294. I PATENTED APR. 5, 1904. w. T. SPILLANE.

BROOM HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

Snventoz UNlTED STATES Patented April 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

BROOM-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,294, dated April 5, 1904.

Application filed August 6, 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM T. SPILLANE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Redlake Falls, in the county of Red Lake and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Broom-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to new and useful improvements in broom holders, and especially to those which embody in their structure resilient gripping members constructed and arranged to grip the handle of a broom to hold it in suspended position.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the character mentioned which is extremely simple in construction, which will be durable and efficient in use, and which will include, in combination with the resilient grippingjaws' or members,a means for preventing the accidental displacement of the broom-handle from said jaws or members.

The invention consists in providing a secur-. ing-plate adapted to be secured to a vertical surface and upon which are secured in a novel manner resilient gripping members and a loop device associated therewith which is devised to prevent the broom-handle from being moved outwardly out of engagement with the gripping members.

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein Figure l is a perspective view of the invention, showing a section of a broom-handle engaged by the gripping members to hold the broom suspended; and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the invention, showing the broomhandle removed therefrom.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a securing-plate upon which the device for engaging and holding the broom-handle are arranged and secured and which is adapted to be fastened against any desired vertical surface. This securing-plate is made from a blank or sheet of suitable metal which is substantially rectangular in contour, the end portions being bent rearwardly along a vertical line, as at 2, and back upon the intermediate portion of said Serial No. 168,502. (No model.)

plate, the said end portions being so bent or turned as to form vertical marginal channels 3, the purpose of which will be more fully described hereinafter. These end portions are carried rearwardly and folded down upon the plate, the terminals of said end portions being arranged in lapped relation, as shown at 4. In order that said plate may be readily secured in position for use, apertures 5 are provided, arranged centrally through the plate and the lapped end portions, said apertures being adapted to receive suitable fastening devices, such as screws 6, for rigidly securing the plate in position upon a desired surface.

Arranged within the marginal channels 3 and extending therethrough are side members 7 of a loop 8, which is situated at the upper portion of the securing-plate l and is projected forwardly at substantially a right angle thereto. This loop is formed from a strand of resilient wire, and, as stated, the side members 7 of said loop are extended downwardly through the channels 3, the ends of said mem bers being bent outwardly at right angles to the plate 1 to provide arms 9, the terminals of which are bent inwardly toward each other and in the same plane as the arms 9 to provide gripping-j aws 10, between which the handle of the broom is grasped and held suspended.

Inplacing the broom in position to be supported by the holder the handle A, as shown in the drawings, is inserted end first between the gripping-arms 9 and is pushed up through the loop 8 until the brush of the broom is clear of the floor. The handle is then forced inwardly toward the securingplate until the gripping-arms and the jaws carried thereby engage securely therewith, when the broom will be suspended.

The loop 8 will be found an important improvement in this class of devices, for the reason that it effectually prevents the broomhandle from being moved outwardly from engagement with the gripping-arms, and consequentlybecoming displaced therefrom.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Abroom-holder having a plate, and holding means secured in the plate and consisting of a single piece of Wire bent to form a retaining-loop at one end and a pair of separated gripping-arms at the opposite end, the loop projecting over the arms.

2. A broom-holder having a supportingplate formed with vertical channels, and holding means provided with a retaining-loop at one end and a pair of separated gripping-arms at the opposite ends, the said loop and arms being connected by side members inserted through the channels of the plate.

3. A broom-holder having a supportingplate with its ends bent inwardly to form vertical marginal channels, and a holding means having side members inserted through said channels and provided with a loop at one end and a pair of separated gripping-arms at the opposite end, the loop projecting over the arms.

, 4:. A broom-holder composed of a strand of wire bent upon itself to provide a loop having side members the lower free ends of which are formed to provide gripping-arms extending at an angle to said members, the upper end of the loop being bent at an angle to the sidemembers into a plane above and substan tially parallel to the gripping-arms, and a plate to which said wire is secured.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM T. SPILLANE Witnesses: I

F. A. GRADY, JOHN GRADY. 

